Re: People ask if the overpriced underpowered iPhone SE can compete with Android

On 2024-07-09 17:20, Andrew wrote:

badgolferman wrote on Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:43:37 -0000 (UTC) :
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What the iPhone SE has that the Nothing phone doesn�t is iOS.
That alone is worth it to many people.

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Hi badgolferman,
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You'll never hear me disagree with a sensibly logical statement.
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So thanks for pointing that out, which, as you're likely aware, is
almost completely due to pure marketing spending (not R&D spending)
by Apple.
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As you're likely aware, Apple's R&D spend has always been the
lowest in high tech - while Apple's marketing spend is one of the
highest on earth.
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Marketing alone, e.g., convincing people to believe that the Apple
ecosystem is safer and more secure, is what drives that high demand.
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Not functionality. Not performance. Not capabilities.
Marketing alone.

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Note the response you got, BGM....